Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-93

  Brown, Richard J ^a   Syed, Tanvir U ^b   Benbadis, Selim ^c   LaFrance, W Curt ^d,e   Reuber, Markus ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Dissociative disorder; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BRAIN MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; SEIZURES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 80052467572     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.02.016     Document Type: Review

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